I've got the I pad and square register app on and I am going to be using the square register for my p.o.s. system they have a great "free" one, easy, all set up just waiting for a printer. as I recall square only has 2 receipt printers that will work with there system. I had the numbers but cant seem to locate them right now (I think tsp 143 lan.) but only need the I pad, wireless router, and Ethernet printer only Ethernet printer will work for this system, I was fortunate enough to have the company we are located at furnish us with a wi fi connection for the I pad too. I down loaded pictures for the menu and installed them on the I pad, really quite easy and makes it easier associate pic instead of words....

I don't understand why they say a certain cash drawer, because it's fired off the printer not the software.If the printer gets a signal that says fire off the cash drawer all that matters is that the printer can talk to the cash drawer.

I've got the I pad and square register app on and I am going to be using the square register for my p.o.s. system they have a great "free" one, easy, all set up just waiting for a printer. as I recall square only has 2 receipt printers that will work with there system. I had the numbers but cant seem to locate them right now (I think tsp 143 lan.) but only need the I pad, wireless router, and Ethernet printer only Ethernet printer will work for this system, I was fortunate enough to have the company we are located at furnish us with a wi fi connection for the I pad too. I down loaded pictures for the menu and installed them on the I pad, really quite easy and makes it easier associate pic instead of words....

Everything looks very good! Congrats. I wanted to chime in on the Square service. I used them all last year. Worked great. Now this year, I was about to run a clients deposit through for a private booking and suddenly the card portion would not operate and I got a message telling me that I am no longer authorized to accept credit cards. After emailing them, (there is no phone customer service) I was told that for security reasons they could tell me why but that my credit card authorization was deactivated and that the decision was final. After that I started searching for Square complaints online and man there are alot out there. I'm just giving everyone a heads up on Square.

Thats good. I can't say what happened cause they wouldn't tell me. I'm currently getting set up with Salesvu. Same type format as Square (2.75% swipe fees) but you actually set up a merchant account and they do inventory managment so once you set it all up you'll know what you have for inventory etc. Also, it tracks employee shifts and all that. We'll see how it goes. I havent used it yet. I did like square but can't use it for CC'd now.

On the square topic, I ordered the new MIFI Router that Verizon just came out with that has an ethernet port on it. I will have it working for this weekend's service and will let you guys know how it worked. That will give me printed tickets and a working cash drawer. We are currently writing out a ticket, then entering into square register. This will eliminate a step and the cook will be able to read my writing :)

On another note, we had our best event ever Memorial day. During our peak hour we got out 40 meals, all cooked to order, a record for us newbies. 1/2 the sandwiches are grilled so we were pretty happy with that. We didn't have a line the whole hour so we could have got a handful more out. Our current goal is to do 60 per hour.

We just passed our 1000th customer a couple weeks ago, got mentioned in a local paper, were in the background of a news cast, and just passed 100 likes on FB. Small things but a big deal to us.

I admire the guys that have been doing this for years, to say its a tough business is an understatement. We're still excited, the food has been great and our customers are giving us rave reviews, what more could you want?....maybe some sleep lol.

Also wanted to update on the square. We are using the printer to print the chef's ticket and customer number. It is working great. We can hit 60 orders an hour now so it really helps. You can also type in custom comments like hold the mayo etc.

Also wanted to update on the square. We are using the printer to print the chef's ticket and customer number. It is working great. We can hit 60 orders an hour now so it really helps. You can also type in custom comments like hold the mayo etc.

Thanks for posting that. I was looking for an access panel and the prices blew my mind. Now I can just have my welder reuse the panel! Thanks for saving me money.

On square do you have 2 epson printers or one with dual paper? Are you using your phone as a POS? I was looking at this for my IPAD POS https:// itunes.apple .com /us/app/mikan-pos-restaurant-point/id617942190?mt=8

Just one printer. It prints the chef ticket with a number on it and the customer number together. The customer number is cut almost all the way across so it tears easy. Chef ticket goes to the rail, number goes to the customer. The chef ticket also has a time stamp on it which is nice to monitor turn times. We had a guy that complained about waiting over 10 minutes for his food, the ticket showed me he had been waiting four minutes. Of course I did not share that with him but at least I knew the truth.

Another option is to type their name on the order and it will print out on the chef ticket. It takes longer to type the name but when you are giving orders out by number people can get grumpy when a later number gets served first. We have some 1 minute sandwiches and our fried goods are done to order so they take 3 minutes.

Originally I was going to trim the door to hide the cut lines but ended up leaving it as is. Trimming it would also draw your eye to the door. You'd have to really be looking close to see or even care they are not perfect.